to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
region; limits; stage; level
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
top of the head; crown of the head
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to mind; to care; to worry
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
sincere; earnest; serious
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to whine; to make feeble complaints
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
to be ardent (of passion, zeal, etc.); to be aflame
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever